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1950 15 Dec 195- |
The Guardian appealed directly to Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to recognize the interest of the Bahá'í community in the property known as Mazra'ih as a holy place. After a protracted struggle to obtain ownership of the property, then a Moslem religious endowment, he leased the site from the Department of Moslem and Druze affairs in the Ministry of Religions. [DH93, GBF137, PP290, CB331, MBW7, Bahá'í News, no. 244, June 1951, p. 4] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih); David Ben-Gurion; Haifa, Israel; Mazraih, Iran; Akka, Israel; Israel | |
1950 Dec 195- |
Jalál Nakhjavání arrived in Tanganyika, the first Bahá'í pioneer to the country. [BW18:79]
History of the Bahá'í Faith in Tanzania says that Claire Gung was the 1st pioneer of the Bahá'í Faith in the country. Her biography, Claire Gung: Mother of Africa p14 confirms that she disembarked the The Warwick Castle sometime in February, 1951. |
Jalal Nakhjavani; Pioneers; Claire Gung; Tanganyika, Tanzania | first Bahá’í pioneer to Tanganyika |
1950 (Near end of year) 195- |
Shoghi Effendi entered into negotiations with the government of Israel to exchange some farm land near the border with Jordan for the same acreage in the vicinity of the Shrine and the Mansion in Bahjí. The difficult and protracted talks lasted two years and involved Mr Hautz and Leroy Ioas, who in March 1952, had become the General Secretariat of the International Bahá'í Council and so had become the lead on the negotiations. [SETPE1p124-125] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Bahji, Israel; Haifa, Israel | |
1950 1 Nov 195- |
Mírzá Badí'u'lláh, the youngest son of Bahá'u'lláh, (b.1867 in Adrianople) described by Shoghi Effendi as the 'chief lieutenant' of the 'archbreaker' of the 'divine Covenant' died. [CB340, 355–6; CF89, BIC162, MSBR63, BBR460, RoB3pg230, CH209, SoB92, CoB340, 355-6, CoF89]
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Mírzá Badiullah; Covenant-breaking; Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1950 Nov 195- |
From Switzerland, Shoghi Effendi invited five Bahá'ís—Lotfullah Hakim, Jessie and Ethel Revell, Amelia Collins and Mason Remey—to Haifa. [PP251]
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International Bahá'í Council; Lutfullah Hakim; Jessie Revell; Ethel Revell; Amelia Collins; Charles Mason Remey; Ben Weeden; Gladys Anderson Weeden; Switzerland; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1950 Nov 195- |
Brian Burland, the first Bermudian to become a Bahá'í, accepted the Faith in Canada. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Canada; Bermuda | first Bermudian Bahá'í |
1950 23 Oct 195- |
Nur Ali, a well-known and respected public servant in Suva, became a Bahá'í, the first to accept the Faith in Fiji. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Fiji | first Bahá'í in Fiji |
1950 Sep - Oct 195- |
Four Bahá'ís in Iran were arrested on trumped-up charges. The trial lasted until 1954, when the accused were given prison sentences. [BW18:390] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Iran | |
1950 28 - 30 Jul 195- |
The First European Teaching Summer School was held in Elsinore, Denmark. [SBBR14p243] | Summer schools; Elsinore, Denmark; Denmark | First European teaching summer School |
1950 24–27 Jul 195- |
The third European Teaching Conference was held in Copenhagen. [BW12:49; SBBR14p243]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Copenhagen, Denmark; Denmark; - Europe | |
1950 9 Jul 195- |
The Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Báb was commemorated.
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Centenaries; Báb, Martyrdom of; Báb, Shrine of; Pilgrimage; Pilgrims; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Iran; - Worldwide | |
1950 Jul 195- |
The British Six Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW11:25; MBW4] | - Teaching Plans; - Teaching Plans, National; United Kingdom | |
1950 (Early June) 195- |
In 1950 Sutherland Maxwell suffered from a severe illness from which he never recovered. He returned to Montreal in early June, 1951. [From CBN undated Memorial Issue] | Sutherland Maxwell; Haifa, Israel; Montreal, QC; Canada | |
1950 25 May 195- |
Dr Khodadad M. Fozdar, a medical officer of the State Railways in India, arrived in Singapore, the first pioneer to the country. [BW13:393]
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Khodadad M. Fozdar; Shirin Fozdar; Singapore | first pioneer to Singapore |
1950 25 Apr 195- |
Shoghi Effendi cabled the Bahá'í world with the successes of the Bahá'í work in the past year. [MBW3]
Approximate number of Localities where Bahá'ís resided in the largest Bahá'í communities. |
Statistics | |
1950 Ridván 195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced the Africa Campaign (1951-1953) in a cable to the British National Convention. [BW12:52; UD245–6]
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- Teaching Plans; Africa Campaign; Claire Gung; Philip Hainsworth; Hasan Sabri; Isobel Sabri; Ted Cardell; - Africa; United Kingdom; United States (USA); Egypt | the first International collaboration plan in Bahá'í history |
1950 26 Mar - 10 Apr 195- |
The British Community needed 22 declarations to complete the goals of their Six Year Plan. The National Spiritual Assembly of Canada sponsored a trip by John Robarts to lend his assistance. During his 13 day stay he visited London, Manchester, Blackpool, Blackburn, Sheffield, Oxford, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh and witnessed 18 declarations. By April 10th the goal had been won. [CBN No 13 May, 1950 p4] | John Robarts; London, England; Manchester, England; Blackpool, England; Blackburn, England; Sheffield, England; Oxford, England; Dublin, Ireland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; Edinburgh, Scotland | |
1950 3 Feb 195- |
Dr Sulaymán Birgís was martyred in Káshán, Iran. [BW18:390]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Kashan, Iran; Iran | |
1950 15 Jan 195- |
The earliest observation of what has become known as World Religion Day was observed in Portland, Maine in October of 1947
and was entitled "World Peace Through World Religion" after a talk by Firuz Kazemzadeh. [Portland Sunday Telegram And Sunday Press Herald. Portland, Maine. October 19, 1947. p. 42.; BN No 229 March 1956 p1]
".....is a celebration of the need for and the coming of a world religion for mankind, the Bahá'í Faith itself." iiiii |
World Religion Day; Interfaith dialogue; Firsts, other; Firuz Kazemzadeh; United States (USA) | |
1950 3 Jan 195- |
A woman named Sughrá and her five children were brutally murdered. Members of the Spiritual Assembly of fhte Bahá'ís of Yazd were falsely accused of ordering the crime. The accusations were orchestrated by the judicial authorities from Yazd who were influenced by Mullá Khálisizádih. The trial of these innocent individuals occurred in Tehran with the help of fundamentalist religious authorities. As a result the guilty were never prosecuted and many innocent individuals were imprisoned and executed. [SCF123117] | Mulla Khalisizadih; Abarqu, Yazd, Iran; Yazd, Iran; Iran | |
1950 (In the year) 195- |
The publication of The Covenant, An Analysis by George Townshend. It was published in Manchester by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust 15p. [Collins7.2578] | Covenant; Manchester, England | |
1950 (In the year) 195- |
Ghulam Reza Akhzari and his son Nur Allah were killed near Yazd and Bahram Rawhani was murdered in Taft. [Towards a History of Iran's Bahá'í Community During the Reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979 by Mina Yazdani.] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Yazd, Iran; Taft, Iran; Iran | |
1950 (In the year) 195- |
The publication of Prescription for Living by Rúhíyyih Rabbani by George Ronald. The first edition was a run of 300 copies, done in a dark blue cloth, serial numbered and autographed by the author. There were subsequent printings in 1950, 1960, 1972, and 1978. [Collins7.2181-2185; CBN No 13 May 1950]
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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; * Publications | |
1950 (In the decade) 195- |
In Iran, the Hujjatiyya Society was started by Shaykh Mahmúd Halabí to persecute and harass the Bahá'ís. [S1296]
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Hojjatieh Society; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
1950 (In the year) 195- |
The Court of the First Instance in Karkúk, Iraq, registered a Bahá'í marriage certificate. [MBW4; UD248]
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Firsts, other; Marriage; Weddings; Recognition (legal); Karkuk, Iraq; Iraq | first Bahá’í marriage recognized in the East (outside Israel) |
1950 (In the year) 195- |
By this year the Bahá'í population of Black Africa was probably no more than 12. [BBRSM190–1] | Statistics; - Africa |
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